Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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